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Herb Alpert Educational Village Celebration November 4
On November 4th, at 10 AM, members of the New Roads School community, together with the New Visions Foundation, benefactor Herb Alpert, supporters, and education and community leaders, will mark a significant milestone in the creation of The Herb Alpert Educational Village, as they celebrate completion of steel framing for the centerpiece Performing Arts and Leadership ...
Student Songwriters Collaborate Online Through Berklee PULSE Partnership with Kompoz
Berklee PULSE, Berklee City Music Network's web-based music education program, has formed a partnership with Kompoz, a platform for crowd-sourcing music creation, that connects students at 32 City Music Network sites across the U.S. For Berklee PULSE, Kompoz offers a creative outlet to young musicians who might not have access to other musicians in-person, and gives ...
Jazz Artists Jane Monheit and Rick Montalbano Join Usdan Center Leadership Council
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and Usdan alumna Jane Monheit and her husband, drummer Rick Montalbano, have joined the Leadership Council of Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts day camp. The Leadership Council is composed of prominent business and civic leaders. It is the Center's advocate in the philanthropic and business ...
Dennis Owsley to Present Workshop on "Miles Davis: Jazzman"
Radio host, photographer and jazz historian Dennis Owsley will present “Miles Davis: Jazzman," an educational workshop in three weekly sessions, beginning at 7:00 p.m. next Thursday, October 27 at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Rd. The workshop “will examine the personality, influences, and career of one of the most restless, creative individuals ever to play music ...
Seventh annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition offers prizes, recognition for Missouri student composers
Columbia, MO—From concert halls to Hollywood movies to TV, video games, commercials and more, every minute of music we hear starts with a composer—and every composer needs a start. Giving young composers their start is the purpose of the Mizzou New Music Initiative's Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P), an annual statewide competition now in its seventh ...
Anatomy of a Unique Jazz Camp
Last July I had the distinct pleasure of traveling down to New Orleans on a JazzTimes assignment for their annual jazz education issue (published October 2011). The occasion was the Louis “Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, held typically the first 3 weeks of July on the campus of Loyola University. For those not familiar with the ...
Theta Music Trainer Releases Five New Games for Ear Training and Music Theory Practice
Theta Music Technologies today released five new ear training games, two new training courses, and several new features for music teachers as part of a major update to Theta Music Trainer, its critically acclaimed service for online music training. The five new games train students in a wide range of musical skills, including aural recognition of ...
Usdan Center (Jazz Program) Holds 10/23 Open House for 2012
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, whose August 3 Gala featured the World Premiere of a jazz work by Richard DeRosa, will hold its first Open House for its 2012 season on Sunday October 23. The Open House, a chance to obtain information and tour the Center's beautiful 200-acre woodland campus, will be from ...
Bassist Anthony Wellington to teach clinic and private lessons at Aguilar Factory in NY!
Anthony Wellington is one of today's most respected bass players, instructors and clinicians. On October 28th he will be teaching 1-hour private lessons at the Aguilar headquarters in New York City. The lessons are $80 each and are expected to sell out quickly—schedule yours today! This incredible day of private lessons will culminate with Anthony holding ...
Quiescence Music Releases Free Piano Sheet Music: 'October Air'
You'd think sales of sheet music would go down with the advent of the Internet. And you'd be right. In fact, thanks to the world wide web, many are now buying their sheet music online. But the website Quiescence Music has an even better deal—simply visit their blog Free Piano Sheet Music and you'll get over ...
